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>> and you have a wosom. >> its never a good sign when youre introduced with the word "whopping." >> a whopping 77 pounds. >> reporter: yet now hes a calendar pin-up boy with a beach body. mr. august, mr. september. howd obie get here from being so obese you could hear his belly drop? he had to wear a vest to protect it. he looked like a beached walrus instead of a dachshund. loving but elderly owners overfed him human food. lauren vanatta, a veterinary tech, took custody, put obie on a dry food...

>> now, hes a calendar pin-up boy with a beach body. mr. august, mr. september. how did he get here from being so obese you could hear his belly drag? and to wear a vest to protect it, he looked like a beached walrus. loving, but elderly owners overfed him human food. a veterinary tech took custody, put him on a weight loss, dry food diet and the pounds melted off. about a pound a week for a year. norah remembers the milestones. >> the first time he ran. the first time he lifted his leg to pea. ...